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Bishop Douglass School Converts to Academy Status
Bishop Douglass School Converts to Academy Status
On 1 September Bishop Douglass joined St George's, Maida Vale and St Thomas More, Wood Green as co-partners in a high-achieving triumvirate of Catholic Schools. Martin Tissot, newly appointed Headteacher of Bishop Douglass, said he was delight...Read more
04/10/2016
Gold Medalist Visits St Benedict's
Gold Medalist Visits St Benedict's
St Benedict's School in Ealing struck gold with a visit from Dr Hannah Macleod who represented Team GB at the Olympic Games in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Hannah, a Forward in the Team GB Hockey squad, won Bronze in London and Gold in Rio. Hannah ...Read more
04/10/2016
Cardinal Offers Condolences on Death of Zdenek Makar
Cardinal Offers Condolences on Death of Zdenek Makar
Cardinal Vincent expressed his condolences on the death of Zdenek Makar, who was died in Poplar in the early hours of 22 September following an altercation at a chicken shop. The message, which was delivered by Fr Keith Stoakes at a memorial servi...Read more
01/10/2016
Sleep Out for West London Day Centre
Sleep Out for West London Day Centre
West London Day Centre is excited to announce that our Sleep Out for the Shelter event is confirmed for Friday 21st October! Will you join us and swap your home comforts for one night sleeping out so that others don't have to?Read more
30/09/2016
Community Mass, 9 October 2016
Community Mass, 9 October 2016
At 3pm on Sunday the 9th of October, Our Lady of Holy Souls Kensal New Town will be celebrating a Community Mass. For more information contact Finola on: 07525 812 518Read more
29/09/2016
Celebrating Stella Maris
Celebrating Stella Maris
The Stella Maris Mass was celebrated at Westminster Cathedral on 22 September to mark the feast of Our Lady Star of the Sea and to pray for seafarers, with Bishop Nicholas presiding.  It was attended by Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) supporters, vo...Read more
27/09/2016
Message of Support for Polish Community
Message of Support for Polish Community
Following the recent spate violence against members of the Polish community, Cardinal Vincent and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, have written a joint letter to President Andrzej Duda of Poland reassuring him of their 'shared commitm...Read more
26/09/2016
Community Mass, 16 October 2016
Community Mass, 16 October 2016
At 10am on Sunday the 16th of October, St Mary's East Finchley will be celebrating a community Mass. For more info call Sue Day on 07525 812 513.Read more
26/09/2016
International Mass Celebrates Cultural Diversity of the Church
International Mass Celebrates Cultural Diversity of the Church
In a homily given at the annual International Mass on 18 September in Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent spoke out against the murder of Arkadiusz Jozwik and the attack on two other Polish men in Harlow: 'There is no place in our society fo...Read more
23/09/2016
Giving Thanks for Mother Teresa
Giving Thanks for Mother Teresa
On Sunday 4 September, Pope Francis canonised Mother Teresa of Calcutta in Rome. Fittingly for one who devoted her life to the works of mercy, her canonisation took place during this Jubilee Year of Mercy at a Mass in St Peter's Square attended ...Read more
23/09/2016
Small Groups Booklet: Living Jesus
Small Groups Booklet: Living Jesus
Inspired by Pope Francis' references to the universal call to holiness and the writings of his recent predecessors, Living Jesus will explore how our vocation to holiness is rooted in the merciful love of the Father, Christ's saving ministry a...Read more
23/09/2016
An Encounter with the Living Christ
An Encounter with the Living Christ
I visited Brazil in September in response to La Palavra Viva's invitation to teach for a week in their School of Evangelisation in Curvelo.  My theme, which was to be developed during the week was Evangelisation and Virtue, which would examine ...Read more
22/09/2016
St Benedict's Travel Back in Time
St Benedict's Travel Back in Time
Children in Form 1 at St Benedict's Junior School, Ealing, began the term with an exciting trip to the Forties Experience, Bushey. Everyone travelled back in time to the days of the Blitz, making a stunning start to this term's World War Two t...Read more
21/09/2016
St Thomas More Pupils Cycle for Teach First
St Thomas More Pupils Cycle for Teach First
On 31 July 2016, staff and pupils of St Thomas More Catholic School took part in one of Europe's greatest cycling event, the Prudential RideLondon 2016. Participants represented Teach First, a charity that tackles educational inequality by placi...Read more
21/09/2016
Migrant crisis should be international priority says Cardinal
Migrant crisis should be international priority says Cardinal
Cardinal Vincent has joined calls for the international community to address the migration crisis urgently, as world leaders gather in New York for Monday's United Nations summit. The summit on 19 September is an opportunity for the internati...Read more
17/09/2016
The Elegance of Kindness and Love
The Elegance of Kindness and Love
On 10 September Cardinal Vincent celebrated the Mass for Volunteers. In his homily, the Cardinal, echoing the words of St Augustine, said that workers of charity 'show forth the Trinity'. 'Every act of charity, understood and seen in its deepes...Read more
12/09/2016
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